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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-24
A Bad Day ON che Turf.

New York, June 23.-Twenty houn
continuous rain made the track at Sleeps
head Bay a miserable mess OF mud, and a
very poor day was put in by tho race goers.
The following were the events:
FInsr RAoE-seventheigh Of mile. Young
Duke won, with Manzelle second and Himalaya
third Time 1888.
SEcosp RAcE-Three-q quarters Of mile. Sat
isfaction won with Fordham second, ana King
Fish third Time 1913.
THIRD RAcE--Rapid stakes. Seven-eighths OF
n mile Mona won, with Handy Climax sec
ond, and Saxony third. Time 1904
FocnTH RAcE--Coney Island deroyi one and
one half miles Hanover won, with Oneko
FI1-ru RAcE-One and three-eighths miles.
Wandermen won, with Ernest second and
Ferona third Time a.2Sl6.
SIXTH RAcE--Handcap hurdle race two and
one.eixhth miles Shamrock won, with Mann
monist second and Major Pickett third. Time
4.32
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HON. JEFFERSON DAVIS.
A Characteristic Letter From the
Great Leader-The Flag Question.

a characteristic Letter From the
Great Leader-The Flag Question.
CHICAGO, June ga special from Dan
vile, ILL.,, says the following letter was re-
ceived to-day:
BEAUvoIR, Mss, June 20, 1887.
40 COL Phociton HOlCQrd DdnuiLle III
DEAR SIR; In answer to your letter, of the re-
guest oy the Danville Farmers and Mechanics
institute, that should deliver an address at its
Ialr, reply as | did last year. Some years ago,
I T. uehvered an. address at the Winnebago
Couilty fair, and 1t was received with great
courtesy there. l was among friends for my
memory went back to the months of
June, July and August, 1892 when as a I4ieuten-
ant upon the staff of Col Zacharah Taylor,
was stationed at Prairie DuChien, or Fort
Crawford as it was then known. and during the
memorable and historic Black Hawk war il was
my good fortune to help in protecting the po-
nerf settlers OF that county, whose descendants
J. spoke TO at Rockford. | cannot come to
Illinois this year. Thanking the association
through you / have only to say, as said last
september in an open letterto Col j. T. Scharr
OF Baltimore that l deny the charges made
AGAINST me by Gen. William 7, Sherman, in
which he says was foremost in encouraging
the late war, | say to you, my dear Colonel,
that did all in my power TO prevent the late
war, and that | never looked for nor aspired to
tne post or Chief Executive OF the Confederate
States.
may say that the order Of the War Depart
ment to return the captured flags to the late
confederate States was in violation of all
known military precedents. You will find in
my history of the late war that there were but
twentysix regiments of regular troops in the
army OF the North, and a total of $50 Confed-
crate flags captured. 1t is questionable If these
Wentysix regiments captured fifty. The flags
were captured by the volunteer army of the
North and belong to the several States, and
have no right to be in the national capital Re-
spectfuliy yours, JEFFERSON DAVIS
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-24
TAPPING THE COAL FIELDS.
Incorporation of the Louisville, Gin
cinnati and Virginia Railroad

Incorporation of the Louisville, Gin
cinnati and Virginia Railroad.
New York, June 23.-An organization
has been made here under charter granted
by tho Kentucky Legislature three years
ago. Incorporating the Louisville, Cincin-
natl and Virginia Railroad Company. The
line Of the proposed road starts from Win
chester, KY, where it connects with the
Kentucky Central and Elizabethtown and
the Lexington and Big Sandy roads. 1t
proceeds then to the three forks of the
Kenncky river and thence passes
through the coal fields of Southeastern
Kentucky to point on the Virginia
line where it connects with the Norfolk and
Western railroad. Among the directors are
Messrs. Douglass Green, J. L. Robertson
and F. X. Hahn, of New York; ex-senator
j. S. Williams, A. w. Hamilton and T. G..
Stuart, of Kentucky, and w. D. Hill and E.
f. Hunt, Of Birmingham, Ala. Several
counties through which the line passes will
be asked to vote their aid. The engineers
will begin the location of the line within a
few daYS
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A REFUGE PROVIDED.
Egmont Key a Station for the Key
West Refugees.

Egmont Key a Station for the Key
West Refugees. ass
WASHINGTON June 23.l--The Marine
Hospital Bureau has made arrangements
for the establishment of refuge station on
Egmont Key, Fla, for the benefit of such
of the unacclimated residents of Key West
as choose to go there. The station will be
ready inside of a week. Surgeon General
Hamilton has suggested to the authorities at
Tampa a reduction Of their period of deten-
ton from fifteen to ten days the latter
period being deemed sufficient for the pur-
pose. As to the outlook for the suppression
of the epidemic at Key West, Dr. Hamilton
says: ''The disease will soon disappear if the
suggestions Of the health authorities are
readily complied with, but if this is not
done the epidemic may be prolonged and
may extend to other sections" The gov
ernment, he says, has now done all in its
power to aid the local authorities in sup
pressing the epidemic.
ORDERED TO KEY WEST.
Passed Assistant Surgeon John Guiteras,
M. II. S., now stationed at Charleston, s.
c., has been ordered TO temporary duty at
Key West. He will be relieved at Charles
ton by Passed Assistant Surgeon Seaton
Norman, now at Cape Charles quarantine.
HAVE NOT FLED FROM DANGER
DR.. Hamilton denies the statements
alleging that the government officials in the
fever districts have deserted their posts, and
says that none of them are absent except
the postmaster and the naval paymaster,
who was ordered away.
ONE NEW CASE AND TWO DEATHs.
KEY WEST, FLA, June 80 There has been
one new case of yellow fever since yester-
day, and two deaths have occurred-one
coiored man and one child Both were
from upper Florida The mortality has
been greater among this class of unaccli-
mated people than among those from the
extreme North
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JAcKsoNv1LLR's NEW WARDS.
Society Events in Florida's CONNER
cial Metropolis.

OOClcby nNcnJS III
cial Metropolis
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, June 23.-There Is
considerable exultation in Jacksonville to-
night over the action Of the City Commis-
sioners. Under the new city charter act
the Commissioners met to locate the boun-
diaries and divide Jacksonville into wards.
1t was feared the Republicans would, under
the now charter, control the city
government, but by shrewd management
tonight the city was divided into six white
and three negro wards, giving each ward
two Aldermen piece, and these Aldermen
ccotrol the city government The Mayor,
by the new charter, is mere figurehead,
and he will be elected by Republican citi-
zens.
information was received here to-day,
saying that Mike Kurtz, alias Sheeny Mike,
who was arrested here April, 1886, on the
charge of the big diamond robbery Of the
big jewelry store at Troy, N. Y, and who
was convicted in Troy and sentenced
TO eighteen years in the penitentiary,
has been cleared Mr.. Kurtz has two
brothers here, both big wholesale tobac-
conists, and he will return here.
Steve Melton, q well-lxnown ward poll
tician, married Ida b. Maxey tonight. The
groom was formerly Of Macon.
Jacksonville merchants gave their clerks
the half holiday to-day.
A big Masonic excursion on the tapis for
Pablo tomorrow.
A swell concert was given tonight by
Miss Florence Keep, formerly an operatic
star Of European reputation. The elite of
the city attended. Miss Minnie Smith. a
leading Jacksonville belle, made her debut.
She was enthusiastically received, and the
floral tributes were magnificent. The other
singers were Miss Rosina Patterson, Mrs
Love, and Messrs. Sessions and Eccles. 1t
is considered the most fashionable event Of
the season.
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President Grevy and the vatican.

PARIS, June 23.-Monsignor Botelli. in
presenting his credentials to President Grevy
as Papal Nuncio, referred to the Pope's
affection for France as the eldest daughter
of the church and as a noble and generous
nation, and said that the Pope desired that
a perfect understanding be maintained
which would form a safeguard to their COM
mon interests The President thanked the
Nuncio for the friendly sentiments he had
expressed and said that the Vatican could
rely upon the cordial cooperation of the
French government in consolidating the
present good relations between them.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-24
Tolllver,s Death Corroboratedg

LOUISVILLE, KY, June 23.-A special
from the Cou'ier-Journaps correspondent,
who left last night for Rowan county, cor
roborates the story Of the killing of the
three Tollivers and Harvey Cooper. Sheriff
Hogg's posse had warrants for the arrest of
the men and they were supplied with arms
and ammunition by Gov. Knott. Force
was only resorted to after the desperadoes
had refused to submit to arrest. Bud and
jaw Tolliver were cousins, not brothers, of
Craig Tolliver; Andy Tolliver, another of
Craig's cousins, escaped. He was slightly
,.,nttpflaH
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Columbus Notes.

COLUMBUS, GA, June 23.-The Columbus
Dramatic Association gave their first per-
formance tonight to. q very large and APP
preciativo audience. They will give matt
nee Saturday afternoon
The Columbus public schools closed to-
day. About twenty boys and girls received
diplomas.
While engaged in fight to-day, Henry
Richardson struck Bob Renfroe on the leg
with piece Of iron, breaking both bones.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-24
Was the Brig sunk2

BALTIMORE, June 23.--Capt. Hummel, Of
the British steamship Lero, which arrived
here this evening from Rottendam, reports
that Tuesday last at about o'clock in the
evening, Off Henleopen in a dense fog, his
vessel came in collision with the British
brigantine Aldiwith, of Prince Edwards Is
land. with sugar from st. Lucia TO New
York. Three of the briggs crew jumped
aboard the Lero, but though the steamer
laid around for several hours, nothing could
he seen of the brig. The only damage done
to the Lero was the loss OF her foretopmast
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-24
A Deed Filed for s1,ooo,ooo.

New York, June 23.-There was recorded
to-day the deeds of sale of the Madison
Square Garden property, on Fourth and
Madison avenues and Twenty.sixth and
Twenty seventh streets, to James r. Wood
ward for sl,o0000o, Of which 100000 is
secured by bond and mortgage. The deed
is signed by Cornelius Vanderbilt, as Presi-
dent of the New York and Harlem Railroad
Company to which the property belonged.
1t is intended 10 erect building devoted to
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-24
A MANIAC'S DEED.
Shoots Friend who is Endeavorine
to Save His Life.

Shoots Friend who is Endeavoring
to Save His Life.
Fort WORTH, TEX, June CIV. T..
Grigsby, proprietor of the Unique sample
rooms, became suddenly insane last night
from brooding over his financial troubles.
He stood leaning on his safe, before a crowd
of friends, toying with a forty-five calibre
revolver, making elaborate Preparations
for suicide, and keeping the crowd
at bay with the weapon, threaten
ing to kill any one who approached.
D. B. Kennedy, his best friend, came
into the saloon at the time and running
toward Grigsby said; HE shan't be allowed
to kill himself Poor fellow, viii save
him." Not needing the command to halt,
Kennedy pressed on and was shot through
the heart. The maniac realized what he
had done, sank TO the floor, helpless and
moaning. "The gallows; the gallows j
am going to the gallows." He is now a
raying maniac.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-24
MRS. CLEVELAND AT WELLS.
Brilliant Reception by the President
Departure of Mrs. Cleveland.

AUBURN, n. Y, June 23.-The COM
mencement of Wells College closed with
the Presidents reception yesterday. 1t was
a brilliant social affair, the guests attending
in full evening toilets: Nearly all were pre-
sented to Mrs. Cleveland and received a
cordial greeting. The President and party
arc well pleased with the admission of
women to the board of trustees.
Mrs. Cleveland and Miss Smith attended
their first meeting i'll time to vote for the
adjournment 1t is believed that they will
depart for home early in the morning. Mrs.
Cleveland will be met at Cayuga by Col
Lamont, who will accompany her to Wash
inCton
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Cal,sornia C,rit and Enterprise.

SAN FRANCISCO, June %. The steel stern
post for the cruiser Charleston was success
fully cast here yesterday. The post is
twenty-t two feet on the keel with an upright
Of twenty feet and weighs upward OF $1,000
pounds. It was claimed BY the Eastern
competitor for the building OF the cruiser,
that post of the size necessary could not
be cast on the Pacific coast.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-24
Newsnaner CLERK Suicides.

New YORK, June 23.-Max Marcus, aged
so years, an advertising clerk in the Daily
Neios office, blew his brains out this morn
ing. There was no one in the Office at the
time but the Office boy. Death resulted
almost Immediately. He was widower,
and leaves a grown-up son and daughter.
He was subject to dyspepsia. This is the
second suicide in the Daily Ncics Office
within the past four years.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-24
Fatal Coal Mine Explosion.

WILKEsBARnE, PA, June 2S.--An explo-
sion occurred last night in No 4slope OF the
Susouehnnna Coal Company. Three men
were killed and four badly hurt. One OF
these has since died. The opinion is ex-
pressed by the survivors of the accident
That the gas was set on fire by an explosion
of powder, as several kegs Of powder arc
missing from the storehouse.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-24
n,ed of Hydrophobia.

HAvrRsrRAw, N. j., June %. Matthew
Csurnee, who was bitten by dog with
which he was playing over a month ago,
and who was seized with symptoms OF ny
drouhobia on Monday last, died this morn
inc after night OF great agony. lie was 6Q
wears old. unmarried and wealthy.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-24
ENERGETIC ALABAMIANS.
Prospects of a Big Car Company for
Decatur, Ala.

Decatur, Ala.
New YORK, June 23-The Commercial
Advertiser says: Negotiations are said to
be going on in this city looking to the re-
moval of the works of the United States
Rolling Stock Company, from Urbana, O.,
to Decatur Ala. The company is one of the
largest car manufacturing concerns in the
country. Maj. E. G. Gordon, of Decatur,
of the Decatur Iron and Improvement and
Furnace Company, is in New York, and it
is understood that he is conducting the
negotiations for the Alabama parties. This
Company has capital of 81 200, 900, all of
which, except $4,000, was subscribed by
Southerners. 1t was organized last Jan
construction. The results of the location of
the works at Decatur are expected to be
very beneficial to that district
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-24
An Express ROBBERY We'll Done.

CAIRO, ILL, June 23.-The Southern Ex-
press Office at Wicklife, KY, was robbed
Yesterday Of about 81 100 and several re-
volvers by young man giving the name OF
IT. w. Wells The agent was sick and left
an assistant In charge. Wells volunteered
30 help him and when the assistant went to
dinner Wells took the money and skipped.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-24
pARRY's EMpHATIc oPINIoN.
I,eavino fine unions.

NEW YoRR, june % 3--The silver chasers
who have been ON strike for nearly three
months, are forsalSing the Knights of La
Dor and being taken back by their employ
ers. The condition of their re employment
Is the PRONUNCIATION Of all allegiance TO the
trades unions. All are expected TO be at
work In few days.
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A WIG Polsoner Lynched.

ABERDEEN, Miss, June 23.--At 2 o'clock
this morning forty masked men rode into
Koscit1sISo. proceeded 10 the jail, over
powered the jailer, and took James NJ.
Webb. q white man, TO convenient place,
and hanged him. On Sunday last Webb
poisoned his wife. for which he was arrested
and brought TO jail. The evidence was
strong against him, and the indignation OF
the community was aroused to a lynching
point.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-24
arasshoppers Injuring western Crops

CHICAGO, June 23.--A st. Paul, Mimi,
special says: The grasshoppers are very
thick in the vicinity of Perham, Ottertail
county, and, after careful observation and
upon reliable authority, it is stated that
5000 acres of grain and garden crops have
been destroyed already, in radius OF four
miles around Perham.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-24
ratal Railroed Accident.

SYDNEY. N. s., June 23.-By the wreck
ing OF a train on the Hawkesbury railway
to-day, seven persons were killed and forty
others injured. The accident was caused by
a failure Of the brakes 10 work while the
train was going down an incline.
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Electric Motors for Street Cars.

MONTGOMERY, ALA, June 23.-To-day
the CAPITAL City Street Railway begun
operating its cars by an electric motor sys-
tenn The company has four lines. aggre-
eating fifteen miles, much of it double track.
The speed attained is from ten TO fifteen
miles an hour, one motor pulling three
Ioadel cars
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A Fatal Atrray In south Carolina.

CHARLESTON, June 23. "A. G. Norton and
his son, Richard, shot and killed J. l.. Ham.
lin, of Abbeville, this morning at Parlor's
Station, Orange county, on the line of the
EutawvilIe railroad Both were arrested.
The cause Of the affray Is not stated.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-24
spencor,s Shoe strike Ended.

WORCESTER, MASS, June 23.-Ihe strike
at Spencer collapsed to-day, the lasters
being unable TO hold the bottomers. The
lastefs and the bottomers are making gem
eral application for work. There is general
rejoicing that the end has come
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-24
A Mnrderer cheats Juatice.

BRATTLEBoRo, W., June 23.--John Sug-
land, on trial for the murder Of Helen A.
Burt, whose body was found In the Con-
necticut river Sunday, committed suicide
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A aanero,,s cincinnatian.

CINCINNATI, O.. June 20. "A special from
Akron. o., says that at to-day's commence
ment exercises at Buchtel College, John
n. Buchtel, founder Of the college, made an
additional gift TO the college Of $4,000.
HIS entire Gift now amounts to S400,OO0.
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TWO SUSPECTS IDENTIFIED.

AUSTIN, TEX, June 23-rhe special
postal agent here reports that the engineer
aud fireman of the train robbed at Flatonia,
ON the Southern Pacific railway, have recog-
nized and identified the two prisoners sent
down there as participants in the robbery.
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ON THE RAGGED EDGE.
Chicago's Union Bricklayers Out
Money and Desire to Work.

Chicago's Union Bricklayers Out of
Money and Desire to Work.
CHICAGO, June 23.-The affairs Of the
Bricklayers Union are rapidly approaching
a crisis, and tomorrow nights meeting is
liable to be an exciting one. The German
element has become disgusted with the
managers and will make determined effort
to unseat them from the management. At
q recent meeting at Battery ID. Armory it
was decided to send delegates TO the
Amalgamated Trades Council, but
this decision has been nullifled
by the officers of the union. AS a conse-
ouence the other trades have become almost
hostile to the bricklayers, and some are
openly working to defeat them in the
present strike. The hod carriers, lathers,
carpenters, plasterers, derrick men and
steam filters are now working upon the
buildings with non-union bricklayers, and
decline to strike at the request of the walk
ing delegates of the bricklayers.
AN EMPTY TREASURY.
Late yesterday afternoon nine pressed
brick masons called upon the Executive
Committee of the master masons and an
nounced their readiness to go work. They
told the committee that hundreds of the
men were upon the ragged edge and would
leave Ufle IIllOH DtIDIt INC WbCh.
The cause of their wholesale desertion Is
found in the fact that the funds in the
briclilayers' treasury are exhaust
ed. President Vorkeller informed
all applicants yesterday that there would be
no money until Friday. Hundreds Of the
men have never receiveda a cent Of assistance
and are charging that favoritism has been
shown in the distribution of the money.
The sidewalk in front of Greenbaum's build
ing was crowded all day with an excited
body of men, and the tenor Of their re-
marks was not favorable to the leaders Of
the union.
BARRY's EMPHATIC OPINION
PrTTsBURG, June 23.-T B. Barry Of the
General Executive Board Knights OF Labor,
who has been investigating the strike Of the
ore handlers at Cleveland, was in the city
to-day, en- route 10 the headquarters Of the
Knights in Philadelphia. Mr.. Barry stated
that the Knights had abandoned the strike
and the men could now continue the fight
unaided by the order. "The STRIKE" said
he, twas not as represented to us, and when
we arranged settlement the men refused
TO accept the terms of their employers on q
technicaiity The knights of Labor will
not have anything further to do with the
NATTER
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furnish much food for gossip and amuse-
ment. The American colony has gone
through several social earthquakes, and now
the Spanish colony is in hot water over the
recent incident at the Spanish club ball.
The English have been hitherto very har-
monious, but all at once they seem to have
become disturbed.
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After the Train Robbers.

ties @ Ellis and Faulkner arrested George
Shoaf, well known gambler, formerly
marshal of Luling, on a charge of being the
train robber leader. Capt. Dick and Mar
shal Rankin arrived last night with the
three men, John Clark, August Smith and
f. Othee, arrested near LaGrange and sus-
pected of being implicated in the Flatonia
froin robbery
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The English-Mexican colony Disturbed

CITY OF MEXICO, VIA CALVES
23.-The English colony here has
harmony over dissensions originat
celebration Of the Queens iAi
cause of the trouble appears tt
the social differences. The Bra
ter here is Sir Spencer st.
merly minister To Peru, and Il
man of long diplomatic q
and much ability and held in high'
the Americans and Englisfm
troubles among the resident foNigl
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LOSES HIS HEAD.

CORK, June 23.-In consequence of the
action of the Mayor of Cork in hosting
black flag on the occasion of the jubilee,
and because of his having shown favor to
the Nationalists, Mr.. Plunkett, divisional
magistrate, has superseded him, and has
ordered that only resident paid magistrate
shall try the prisoners.
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THE CARS FUTURE VISITS.

ST. PETERSBURG, June 23.-It is nearly
certain that the Car and tho Czarina will,
before long, visit Copenhagen and that
from there the Gar will go to meet Emper-
or William and perhaps Emperor Francis
Joseph, of Austria
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TROUBLES IN BULGARIA.

BELGRADE, June 23.-A report has been
received here from Bulgaria that M. STAN
buloff, one of the regents, and M. Zivakoff,
the President of the Sobranje, has been
seized by the conspirators. The report is
NOT halieved